§55-13-7. Review
All orders, judgments and decrees under this article may be reviewed as other orders, judgments and decrees.
§55-13-8. Further Relief
Further relief based on a declaratory judgment or decree may be granted whenever necessary or proper. The application therefor shall be by petition to a court having jurisdiction to grant the relief. If the application be deemed sufficient, the court shall, on reasonable notice, require any adverse party whose rights have been adjudicated by the […]
§55-13-9. Trial and Determination of Issues of Fact
When a proceeding under this article involves the determination of an issue of fact, such issue may be tried and determined in the same manner as issues of fact are tried and determined in other civil actions in the court in which the proceeding is pending.
§55-13-10. Costs
In any proceeding under this article the court may make such award of costs as may seem equitable and just.
§55-13-11. Parties
When declaratory relief is sought, all persons shall be made parties who have or claim any interest which would be affected by the declaration, and no declaration shall prejudice the rights of persons not parties to the proceeding. In any proceeding which involves the validity of a municipal ordinance or franchise, such municipality shall be […]
§55-13-12. Article Remedial; Liberal Construction and Administration Thereof
This article is declared to be remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status and other legal relations; and is to be liberally construed and administered.
§55-13-13. "Person" Defined
The word "person," wherever used in this article, shall be construed to mean any person, partnership, joint-stock company, unincorporated association or society, or municipal or other corporation of any character whatsoever.
§55-13-14. Severability
The several sections and provisions of this article, except sections one and two, are hereby declared independent and severable, and the invalidity, if any, of any part or feature thereof shall not affect or render the remainder of the article invalid or inoperative.
§55-13-15. Interpretation and Construction of Article
This article shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it, and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.
§55-13-16. Citation of Article
This article may be cited as the "Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act."